List of Formula One constructors facts for kids

Formula One, or F1, is the top level of open-wheel car racing. It's set up by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), which is the main group for motorsports around the world. The word "formula" means there are special rules that all teams and cars must follow.

Each year, there's an F1 World Championship season. This includes many races called Grands Prix. These races usually happen on special tracks built for racing. Sometimes, they even take place on closed-off city streets.

Teams, known as constructors, earn points based on how well their two drivers finish in each Grand Prix. The constructor with the most points at the end of the season wins the World Constructors' Champion title. Since the first World Championship race in 1950, over 170 different constructors have competed in F1.

A constructor is a company or group that designs important parts of a Formula One car. These parts include the main safety cell, the front crash structure, roll bars, and the car's body. Since 1981, each team must own the rights to these key car parts.

Ferrari is the most successful constructor. They have won the most Constructors' Championships (16) and Drivers' Championships (15). Ferrari also holds records for the most wins, pole positions, points, and podium finishes. They have entered and started more Grands Prix than any other constructor. The newest team to join F1 is RB, which started racing in 2024.

What Do "Constructor" and "Team" Mean?

In Formula One, the words "constructor" and "team" have special meanings. A "team" is the group that enters a car and driver into a race. They are in charge of getting the car ready and taking care of it during the race weekend. Because of this, people often call the team the "entrant."

What is a Constructor?

The Constructors' Championship trophy, awarded to the winning team.

The FIA rules say that a constructor is the group that designs the main parts of the car. These parts include the safety cell, front crash structure, roll bars, and bodywork. If the car's main body (chassis) and engine are made by different companies, both names are used for the constructor. For example, McLaren-Mercedes means McLaren made the chassis and Mercedes made the engine.

If a team uses different engines with the same chassis, they are counted as separate constructors. This happened in 1985 with the Tyrrell team. They used both Ford and Renault engines. So, they were counted as Tyrrell-Ford and Tyrrell-Renault, and each scored points separately.

The World Constructors' Championship started in 1958. From 1958 to 1978, only the highest-scoring driver from each constructor counted towards the championship points. But since 1979, points from all cars entered by a constructor count towards their total.

What is a Team?

Since 1981, the FIA has required that F1 teams own the design rights to the car's chassis they race. This made the difference between "team" and "constructor" less confusing. However, the engine rights can still belong to a different company.

Before 1981, constructors could sell their car designs to other teams. For example, Brabham and Lotus cars were often used by other teams in the 1960s and 1970s. Some private teams, like Rob Walker Racing Team, never built their own cars but were very successful.

Sometimes, a special company that isn't in the championship designs a car for a team. For instance, Lola built cars for the Larrousse team from 1987 to 1991.

From 1973 to 2013, each team had permanent racing numbers for their cars. These numbers were based on how well the team finished in the previous year's Constructors' Championship. If a driver won the World Drivers' Championship, their team would get numbers 1 and 2 for the next season. Since 2014, racing numbers are given to individual drivers, not teams.

In the early days of F1, teams could enter many cars. But since 1963, teams have usually been allowed to enter only two regular cars. Since 1985, the FIA has required teams to enter no more than two cars per race.

Team's Nationality

Drivers race under the nationality of their passport. But F1 teams race under the nationality of the National Automobile Club that gave them their racing license. Most F1 teams are based in the UK, but they might have a license from another country.

Teams can change their nationality if they get a new license. For example, Shadow changed from American to British in 1976. The team's nationality also decides which national anthem is played for a winning team on the podium after a race.

Before 1968, when sponsorships became common, a team's nationality also decided the color of their cars. Italian cars were red, French cars were blue, and British cars were often green. Private teams would paint their cars in their home country's color, even if the car was built by a constructor from another country.

Sometimes, mistakes have happened with team nationalities. For example, the British national anthem was played for the Irish-licensed Jordan team and the Austrian-licensed Red Bull team when they won their first races.

Current Constructors for 2024

Here are the constructors racing in the 2024 Formula One season:

Constructor	Engine	Licensed in	Based in	Seasons	Races Entered	Races Started	Drivers	Total Entries	Wins	Points	Poles	FL	Podiums	WCC	WDC	Antecedent teams
Alpine	Renault	France	United Kingdom	2021–present										0	0	Toleman (1981–1985), / Benetton (1986–2001), / Renault (2002–2011, 2016–2020), Lotus (2012–2015)
Aston Martin	Mercedes	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	1959–1960, 2021–present										0	0	Jordan (1991–2005), Midland (2006), Spyker (2007), Force India (2008–2018), Force India (2018), Racing Point (2019–2020)
Ferrari	Ferrari	Italy	Italy	1950–present	1010	1008	80	2148	238	8388.5	228	254	773	16	15	—
Haas	Ferrari	United States	United States  United Kingdom	2016–present	100	100	4	200	0	200	0	2	0	0	0	—
McLaren	Mercedes	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	1966–present	884	880	50	1837	182	5555.5	155	158	488	8	12	—
Mercedes	Mercedes	Germany	United Kingdom	1954–1955, 2010–present	227	227	12	466	115	5685	127	84	236	8	9	Tyrrell (1970–1998), BAR (1999–2005), Honda (2006–2008), Brawn (2009)
RB	Honda RBPT	Italy	Italy	2024										0	0	Minardi (1985–2005), Toro Rosso (2006–2019) AlphaTauri (2020–2023)
Red Bull	Honda RBPT	Austria	United Kingdom	2005–present	304	303	10	605	64	5043.5	63	68	182	6	7	Stewart (1997–1999), Jaguar (2000–2004)
Sauber/ BMW Sauber/ Kick Sauber	Ferrari	Switzerland	Switzerland	1993–2018, 2024	465	462	30	902	1	865	1	5	26	0	0	Alfa Romeo (2019–2023)
Williams	Mercedes	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	1978–present	737	736	44	1393	114	3561	128	133	312	9	7	—

Former Constructors

Many constructors have competed in Formula One over the years. Here are some of them:

Constructor	Licensed in	Seasons	Races Entered	Races Started	Drivers	Total Entries	Wins	Points	Poles	FL	Podiums	WCC	WDC
Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau	Germany	1952–1953	4	4	5	7	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives (AGS)	France	1986–1991	80	32	10	124	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alfa Romeo	Italy,  Switzerland	1950–1951, 1979–1985, 2019–2023	148	148	20	311	10	115	12	14	26	0	2
Alfa Special	South Africa	1963, 1965	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AlphaTauri	Italy	2020–2023	17	17	2	34	1	107	0	0	1	0	0
Alta	United Kingdom	1950–1952	5	5	4	6	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Amon	New Zealand	1974	4	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrea Moda	Italy	1992	12	1	4	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Apollon	Switzerland	1977	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arrows	United Kingdom	1978–2002	394	383	36	783	0	167	1	0	8	0	0
Arzani-Volpini	Italy	1955	1	0	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Aston Butterworth	United Kingdom	1952	4	1	2	4	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Automobili Turismo e Sport	Italy	1963	6	6	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Auto Technisches Spezialzubehör (ATS)	Germany	1977–1984	107	89	15	146	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
British American Racing	United Kingdom	1999–2005	118	116	7	236	0	227	2	0	15	0	0
Behra-Porsche	Germany	1959–1960	4	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bellasi	Switzerland	1970–1971	6	2	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Benetton	United Kingdom,  Italy	1986–2001	260	260	17	520	27	851.5	15	36	102	1	2
Boro	Netherlands	1976–1977	8	6	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brabham	United Kingdom	1962–1987, 1989–1992	403	394	39	995	35	843	39	41	124	2	4
Brawn GP	United Kingdom	2009	17	17	2	34	8	172	5	4	15	1	1
British Racing Motors	United Kingdom	1951, 1956–1977	208	197	71	559	17	385	11	15	61	1	1
British Racing Partnership	United Kingdom	1963–1964	13	13	2	19	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
Bugatti	France	1956	1	1	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Caterham	Malaysia	2012–2014	56	56	8	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cisitalia	Italy	1952	1	0	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Coloni	Italy	1987–1991	65	13	8	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Connaught	United Kingdom	1952–1959	18	17	29	52	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Connew	United Kingdom	1972	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cooper Car Company	United Kingdom	1950, 1952–1969	129	129	111	528	16	301	11	14	58	2	2
Dallara	Italy	1988–1992	80	78	6	144	0	15	0	0	2	0	0
De Tomaso	Italy	1961–1963, 1970	15	10	8	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eagle (Anglo American Racers)	United States	1966–1969	26	26	7	35	1	17	0	2	2	0	0
Eifelland	Germany	1972	8	8	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Emeryson	United Kingdom	1956, 1961–1962	6	4	6	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eisenacher Motorenwerk	East Germany	1953	1	1	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Ecurie Nationale Belge	Belgium	1962	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ensign	United Kingdom	1973–1982	134	98	25	154	0	19	0	1	0	0	0
English Racing Automobiles	United Kingdom	1950–1952	7	7	7	12	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
EuroBrun	Italy	1988–1990	46	15	5	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ferguson Research Ltd.	United Kingdom	1961	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FIRST	Italy	1989	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fittipaldi Automotive (Copersucar)	Brazil	1975–1982	120	103	8	156	0	44	0	0	3	0	0
Fondmetal	Italy	1991–1992	29	19	4	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Force India (Sahara)	India	2008–2018	203	203	7	406	0	987	1	5	6	0	0
Forti	Italy	1995–1996	28	23	4	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Williams Racing Cars	United Kingdom	1972–1976	61	56	25	112	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
Frazer-Nash	United Kingdom	1952	4	4	2	4	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Fry	United Kingdom	1959	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gilby Engineering	United Kingdom	1961–1963	6	3	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gordini	France	1952–1956	33	33	23	101	0	n/a	0	1	2	n/a	0
Greifzu	East Germany	1953	1	1	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Hesketh	United Kingdom	1974–1978	60	52	15	97	1	48	0	1	7	0	0
Hill	United Kingdom	1975	11	10	6	21	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
HRT (Hispania Racing Team)	Spain	2010–2012	58	56	8	116	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Honda	Japan	1964–1968, 2006–2008	88	88	8	154	3	154	2	2	9	0	0
HWM (Hersham and Walton Motors)	United Kingdom	1951–1955	16	14	15	48	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Jaguar	United Kingdom	2000–2004	85	85	8	170	0	49	0	0	2	0	0
JBW	United Kingdom	1959–1961	6	5	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan	Ireland	1991–2005	250	250	30	500	4	291	2	2	19	0	0
Kauhsen	Germany	1979	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Klenk	Germany	1954	1	1	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Kojima	Japan	1976–1977	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kurtis	United States	1959	12	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lambo (Modena Team)	Italy	1991	16	6	2	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lancia	Italy	1954–1955	4	4	4	10	0	n/a	2	1	1	n/a	0
Larrousse	France	1993–1994	32	32	7	64	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
LDS	South Africa	1962–1963, 1965, 1967–1968	5	5	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LEC	United Kingdom	1977	5	3	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leyton House	United Kingdom	1990–1991	32	30	3	64	0	8	0	0	1	0	0
Life	Italy	1990	14	0	2	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ligier/Talbot Ligier	France	1976–1996	332	326	28	612	9	388	9	10	50	0	0
Lola	United Kingdom	1962–1963, 1967–1968, 1974–1975, 1985–1991, 1993, 1997	152	146	27	280	0	45	1	0	3	0	0
Lotus (1958–1994)	United Kingdom	1958–1994	491	489	122	1332	79	1332	107	70	172	7	6
Lotus (2010–2011)	Malaysia	2010–2011	38	38	3	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lotus (2012–2015)	United Kingdom	2012–2015	77	77	5	154	2	706	0	5	25	0	0
Lyncar	United Kingdom	1974–1975	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maki	Japan	1974–1976	8	0	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manor	United Kingdom	2016	21	21	3	42	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
March	United Kingdom	1970–1977, 1981–1982, 1987–1989, 1992	208	197	54	579	3	172.5	5	7	21	0	0
Martini	France	1978	9	4	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marussia	Russia,  United Kingdom	2012–2015	74	73	7	144	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Maserati	Italy	1950–1960	77	70	106	423	9	9	10	15	37	0	2
Matra	France	1967–1972	61	61	5	117	9	163	4	12	21	1	1
MBM	Switzerland	1961	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
McGuire	Australia	1977	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merzario	Italy	1978–1979	31	10	3	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midland	Russia	2006	18	18	2	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Milano	Italy	1950	1	0	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Minardi	Italy	1985–2005	346	340	42	676	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
Onyx	United Kingdom	1989–1990	26	17	6	52	0	6	0	0	1	0	0
O.S.C.A.	Italy	1951–1953, 1958	7	4	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osella	Italy	1980–1990	172	132	17	253	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
Pacific	United Kingdom	1994–1995	33	22	5	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parnelli	United States	1974–1976	16	16	1	16	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
Penske	United States	1974–1977	41	40	7	46	1	23	0	0	3	0	0
Porsche	Germany	1957–1964	36	33	13	75	1	46	1	0	5	0	0
Prost	France	1997–2001	83	83	9	166	0	35	0	0	3	0	0
RAM	United Kingdom	1983–1985	44	31	8	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Racing Point Force India	United Kingdom	2018	9	9	2	18	0	52	0	0	0	0	0
Racing Point	United Kingdom	2019–2020	38	38	3	76	1	268	1	0	4	0	0
RE	Rhodesia	1965	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Renault	France,  United Kingdom	1977–1985, 2002–2011, 2016–2020	403	400	26	788	35	1777	51	33	103	2	2
Rebaque	Mexico	1979	3	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rial	Germany	1988–1989	32	21	6	48	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
Scarab	United States	1960	5	2	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scirocco	United Kingdom	1963–1964	7	5	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shadow	United States,  United Kingdom	1973–1980	112	103	21	240	1	67.5	3	2	7	0	0
Shannon	United Kingdom	1966	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Simca-Gordini	France	1950–1953	15	14	11	29	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Simtek	United Kingdom	1994–1995	21	21	7	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spirit	United Kingdom	1983–1985	25	23	3	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spyker	Netherlands	2007	17	17	4	34	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stebro	Canada	1963	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stewart	United Kingdom	1997–1999	49	49	4	98	1	47	1	0	5	0	0
Super Aguri	Japan	2006–2008	39	39	5	39	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Surtees	United Kingdom	1970–1978	119	118	38	260	0	53	0	3	2	0	0
SVA	Italy	1950	1	0	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Talbot-Lago	France	1950–1951	13	13	18	81	0	n/a	0	0	2	n/a	0
Tec-Mec	United States	1959	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tecno	Italy	1972–1973	12	10	3	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Theodore	Hong Kong	1978, 1981–1983	51	34	10	64	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Token	United Kingdom	1974	4	3	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Toleman	United Kingdom	1981–1985	70	53	9	131	0	26	1	2	3	0	0
Toro Rosso	Italy	2006–2019	268	268	14	536	1	500	1	1	3	0	0
Toyota	Japan	2002–2009	140	139	9	276	0	278.5	3	3	13	0	0
Trojan	United Kingdom	1974	8	6	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrrell	United Kingdom	1970–1998	433	430	47	884	23	617	14	20	77	1	2
Vanwall	United Kingdom	1954–1960	29	28	12	66	9	48	7	6	13	1	0
Venturi	France	1992	16	16	2	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Veritas	Germany	1951–1953	6	6	15	18	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0
Virgin	United Kingdom,  Russia	2010–2011	38	38	3	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wolf (Walter Wolf Racing)	Canada	1977–1979	48	47	4	54	3	79	1	2	13	0	0
Zakspeed	Germany	1985–1989	74	54	7	136	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Constructor	Licensed in	Seasons	Races Entered	Races Started	Drivers	Total Entries	Wins	Points	Poles	FL	Podiums	WCC	WDC

Indianapolis 500 Only Constructors

From 1950 to 1960, the Indianapolis 500 race was part of the Formula One World Championship. Here are constructors who only raced in the Indianapolis 500 during that time. All of them were based in the United States.

Images for kids

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  The Constructors' Championship trophy

See also

• List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions
• List of Formula One Grand Prix winners (constructors)
• List of automobile manufacturers